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Hello everyone! My good friend Dr. Dremel already sent a few photos. Here are some more.
These are my three randonneuses; all are probably mid-50s mid-range bikes. They were all shed-/barn finds from France and I re-built them while preserving the original patina.

Both the gents' Beha and the Mixte sport Nervex lugs and Le Cyclo components. You may read about the company's quite interesting history during WWII here:
http://noms.rues.st.etienne.free.fr/rues/raimond.html
The Peugeot is Team Simplex all the way through. I've upgraded it with a Simplex Competition front derailleur and a rather useless 52/48T chain wheel combination (I had the parts and was too lazy to get a more adequate set along with the fitting chain wheel screws).

Some interesting reads:
Illustrations by Daniel Rebour:
https://www.amazon.de/Rebour-Rob-Van-Plas/dp/1892495813-->ISBN-13: ‏ 978-1892495815
The Dancing Chain: History and Development of the Derailleur Bicycle
https://www.amazon.com/Dancing-Chain-History-Development-Derailleur/dp/1892495694-->ISBN-13: 978-1892495693

 

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